CHAPTER 22-LIFE IN THE INDUSTRIAL AGE
SECTION 3-CHANGING ATTITUDES &VALUES
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
CHALLENGED THE SOCIAL ORDER IN THE WESTERN WORLD
&
NEW IDEAS CHALLENGED LONG-HELD TRADITIONS.
*During the 1800s, wealthy industrialists & the old nobility comprised the upper class*
*The influential middle class consisted of professionals, shop owners, & office workers*
*Peasants & industrial workers made up the lower class*
*A strict code of behavior guided middle-class life &
women meanwhile struggled to gain political & economic rights*
*During this era, scientific advances challenged traditional beliefs*
A NEW SOCIAL ORDER
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION SLOWLY CHANGED THE OLD SOCIAL ORDER IN THE WESTERN WORLD
FOR CENTURIES THERE WERE 2 MAIN CLASSES
NOBLES & PEASANTS
SPEED OF INDUSTRY
A MORE COMPLEX SOCIAL STRUCTURE EMERGED
CHARLES DARWIN